Russian lawmaker calls NATO's eastern flank plan preparation for 'aggression'
Duma member Leonid Ivlev said NATO's strategy draws on lessons from the Ukraine conflict and combines conventional weapons with new technology.
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A member of Russia's State Duma, Leonid Ivlev, has described NATO's plans for its eastern flank as preparation for aggression against Russia, according to Russian state media.
Ivlev said NATO's strategy incorporates lessons drawn from the conflict in Ukraine and combines conventional weapons systems with advanced technologies. His comments reflect a recurring characterization by Russian officials of NATO's posture near Russia's borders as threatening, a framing Moscow has used repeatedly since the start of the war in Ukraine.
NATO has consistently described its eastern flank deployments as defensive measures intended to reassure member states bordering Russia, particularly following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The alliance has increased troop presence and military exercises in the Baltic states, Poland and other eastern members since then.
Russian officials have frequently pointed to NATO's expanded activities near its borders as justification for its own military posture, while Western governments maintain that NATO's actions are a response to, rather than a cause of, heightened tensions.
No immediate response from NATO officials to Ivlev's specific remarks was available.
Sources
- NATO’s eastern flank plan is preparation for aggression against Russia, says Duma member — TASS (Russia)
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